Assistant Care Co-ordinator Hours: 30 per week Permanent – part time Salary : Grade 6 (£27,711 - £30,060) Duties include: To be involved in the Care Management process under the overall responsibility of a Senior Social Worker or Assistant Team Manager. To work with vulnerable adults to assess their needs, make appropriate recommendations, and contribute to the development of support plans that enable people to achieve the optimum level of independence. To provide a sensitive, responsive and appropriate response to people who use services and their carers.To undertake some basic functional assessments once training is completed. To undertake responsive assessments for people in the community and to assess/review for long term solutions. To work in partnership with people who use the services and their carers, respecting their views and promoting participation in decision-making wherever possible. To take responsibility for obtaining regular supervision which includes evaluating practice, reflection and career development. Demonstrate an understanding of the legal and policy frameworks that inform adult social care practice. To communicate effectively verbally and in writing and to maintain records appropriately. Maintain confidentiality. Establish and maintain a safe practice environment. Undertake assessments and arrange support plans where needs are clearly defined. Understand forms of harm and their impact on people, and demonstrate a thorough understanding of Dudley’s Safeguarding Procedures. Use information-gathering skills to formulate plans to meet assessed needs consistent with the function of the team, and organise work activities taking into account the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities. Participate in the process of implementation, monitoring, design, costing and review of Support Plans within Divisional guidelines and initiate appropriate actions as required Work in partnership with people who use services, their families and a wide range of other stakeholders to ensure the provision of quality innovative services. Contribute to the development of community resources and have knowledge of local resources, groups and networks that may contribute to enhanced outcomes for people. Operate within the legal framework, departmental policies and procedures. Record information in a timely, respectful and accurate manner. Write records and reports for a variety of purposes with language suited to function, and using required information management systems. Share information consistently in ways that meet legal, ethical and agency requirements. Make recommendations based on assessed need. Make referrals to relevant departments e.g. Telecare, Occupational Therapy. In addition to the duties above, all employees must be flexible in their approach and undertake other duties commensurate with their grade in order to achieve the objectives of the Directorate. For further informaiton, please contact Kaniz Khan - kaniz.khan@dudley.gov.uk So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application. Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough. All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK. Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK. If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications. If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance https://help.wmjobs.co.uk/ If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so. The Council’s full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at https://www.dudley.gov.uk/privacy-disclaimer-statement/ N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications LI-DMBC2019 Attached documents Assistant Care Co-ordinator JD.doc Assistant Care Co-ordinator PS.doc Employee Benefits List.pdf